Mantle cell lymphoma basics

Mantle cell lymphoma: a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare form of blood cancer belonging to the disease group classified as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Only 3-6% of all non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cases in the United States are mantle cell lymphoma, which forms in the lymph node region known as the mantle zone.